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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Hempstocks give to the narrator’s parents after they bring his toothbrush to him?
(a) Bread.
(b) Scones.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Biscuits.

2. When the Hempstocks came from the old country and brought the farm, what did Gran call the things that were brought with it?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Ants.
(c) Gnats.
(d) Flies.

3. What color is Lettie looking for in Chapter 4?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) Greenish-yellow.
(d) Purply-blue.

4. What is old Mrs. Hempstock doing when the narrator comes to her house in Chapter 9?
(a) Rummaging in the pantry.
(b) Stirring a pot on the stove.
(c) Scrubbing the floor.
(d) Washing windows.

5. What is the setting of the story that the narrator reads after his father and Ursula come in from the gardens in Chapter 7?
(a) Canary Islands.
(b) Channel Islands.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator read at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 2, what room is the narrator’s bedroom over?

3. In Chapter 4, what is the second color Lettie wants to find?

4. In Chapter 7, what is the weather like when the narrator awakens?

5. What does the narrator read before he goes to sleep in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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